A convention on the rice market and related technology will be held with companies in Central America and other regions from 27 to 29 May.
105 companies, from Latin America, the U.S., Canada, Europe and Africa are already registered for the event and it is expected that eventually there will be 600 members of the global rice industry taking part in the activity.
Excessive bureaucracy continues to impede the progress of business and conventions tourism in the country, losing opportunities to neighbors like Panama.
Although permits and feasibility studies have been completed, the construction of the Convention Center is still on hold because of multiple appeals and law suits that have been brought against the project and the slowness with which the authorities are resolving them.
Logistics companies in the region will gather together on March 26th and 27th in Guatemala City.
The Union of Guatemala has organized the International LogisticsForum Guatemala 2014, in which issues related to the performance and competitiveness of the global logistics industry will be discussed.
On 22nd and 23rd of August entrepreneurs from 10 American countries related to activity of free zones will be meeting in Panama.
Representatives from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Uruguay, the USA, Paraguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina and Panama, will be taking part in the event organized by the Association of Users of the Colon Free Zone (AU).
On the 10th and 11th of June the event which will bring together members of the 23 American Chambers of Commerces in Latin America, entrepreneurs and renowned speakers will be held in Guatemala.
The focus of the activity will be "intrarregional trade": promoting and strengthening trade between Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. With the signing of sub-regional free trade agreements, the opportunities are great and unlimited.
From November 27 to December 1 the Fair of the Americas will be held in Florida, USA, an event which involves some 500 SMEs from Central America.
This event is considered the largest showcase for Central American products in America. "At its launch in Nicaragua, Eduardo Arroyo, president of the Fair of the Americas, encouraged entrepreneurs to participate in the event, which will guarantee being put in contact with a market of 300 million consumers ...", reported Laprensa.hn article.
Costa Rican businesses from all sectors will be involved in a business negotiation event with Panamanian companies on Thursday in San Jose.
According to Katherine Chavez, director of foreign trade of the Costa Rican Chamber of Importers (Crecex), the organizing body, 170 domestic firms will have about 30 minutes to present their products and services and finalize new business. "They will be on average about 19 business meetings per company. The activity seeks to encourage bilateral trade," she added.
From 2 to 4 October the VII Forum on Competitiveness in the Americas will be held in Panama, where the hemisphere's leading authorities in the field of economy, trade and industry will gather together.
From a press release issued by the Presidency of Honduras:
Panama will host the VII Competitiveness Forum of the Americas, which brings together representatives that make up the Inter-American Competitiveness Network and the hemisphere's leading authorities in the field of economy, trade and industry, to be held in the month of October.
On 17 and 18 October the IX Latin American Business Conference will be held in Panama with the participation of businessmen from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
From a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama:
On 13 May, Costa Rican businessmen will meet at a business forum in which they will study strategies to position Costa Rica as a destination for the European market.
From a press release by the National Chamber of Tourism of Costa Rica (CANATUR):
The activity, to be held on July 4, seeks to bring together providers of goods and services in the production chain in the country in order to generate business for domestic SMEs.
From a press release issued by the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT):
From 13th to 17th of May more than 15 international speakers will give lectures in Panama on the main tourist security challenges faced by the continent.
The Second Conference on Tourism Security in the Americas is forecast to be one of the most important hemispheric meetings of the year at which the topic of tourism will be addressed.
The event for tire dealers will be held from 24 to 27 July at the Atlapa Convention Center in Panama.
This year, more than 200 international exhibitors, including tire manufacturers and major suppliers of reconditioned and recycled tires, rims, machinery and related equipment, will participate in the event.
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